CDWM II: Helen’s main course

See that beautiful sunset on the wall? That’s a photo taken on one of the cruises that Helen and Steve have taken. There are such wonderful sunsets at sea, with no buildings getting in the way. We’ve had some fabulous evening skies recently that keep making me think it would be a good idea to [...]

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Feeding time at the zoo

Anya and Lily are moving onto solids – well, mushy solids – now, eating a variety of mushed up things and baby rice. When we visited them a week and a half ago, they chowed down on pureed carrots with great gusto. The kind of gusto that spreads said puree across their fat cheeks and [...]

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CDWM II: Helen’s starter

Greek salad, fried courgettes and tzatziki

Any meal that starts like this has to be a winner. Am I right? I’m right. Helen’s Come Dine With Me evening had a Greek theme, with little blue and white menus laid out at each table setting. While we demolished the olives and feta, Helen was busy putting the finishing touches to the starter [...]

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Snacks in the bath

Dear Anya, we promise not to all crowd round and watch every time you have a bath … but at the minute it’s too fun to miss. Love, Everyone.

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Riverdance in the rainforest

The Rainforest Jumperoos have proven to be a big hit with Lily and Anya, with Lily above busting her moves for the camera – and having a lot to say for herself. Meanwhile at the other end of the sitting room, Anya was lounging quietly in her Jumperoo while Grandad amused himself with the various [...]

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NYC: Last day in Manhattan

We were pretty exhausted by the time our final day in New York City dawned. We had the day marked as one for a bit of shopping, a bit of wandering and going with the flow. For starters we’d organised a late check-out, which was very much the kind of flow we were happy with. [...]

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NYC: Lower East Side

A little email back and forth with Richard led to us having lunch (unfortunately not with him) at a place of his recommendation: Spring Street Natural. It was a busy restaurant, but we were soon seated and I ordered some lovely scrambled eggs mixed up with salmon, broccoli and peppers with a side of fries. [...]

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End of season

I cleared up the tomato part of the vegetable patch last weekend. I gathered up what I could of the remaining green tomatoes that I thought might just escape the blight. There were a few red fruits here and there, lots of green and a lot of withered brown tomatoes too. Ugly and inedible, but [...]

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